The Week in Review: May 27th – June 3rd
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 03.06.22
June 3 - Officials in Tehran restricted access to the internet in Iran this week, as nationwide anti-government protests intensified.
Internet watchdog Netblocks confirmed the power outage, which it said had...
Iran Executes 26 People in 10 Days Amid Protests, Human Rights Expert Says
By Natasha Phillips
Iran’s judiciary executed at least 26 people in 10 days to discourage nationwide anti-government protests, according to Professor Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, director of the Oslo-based non-governmental organization Iran Human Rights (IHR).
In a press...
The Week in Review: May 20th – May 27th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 27.05.22
May 27 - The number of people who have died after a tower block collapsed in southwestern Iran on Monday has risen to 19, according to the country’s state media.
The...
The Week in Review: May 13th – May 20th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 20.05.22
Welcome to Kayhan Life, this is your weekly Iran news update.
United Nations Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan said unilateral sanctions against Iran were intensifying existing humanitarian and economic challenges in the...
Iran Ramps up Arrests of Foreign Nationals Amid Political Tensions With the West
By Natasha Phillips
Human rights organisation Amnesty International said it had “mounting evidence” that Iran’s government had engaged in hostage taking through its detention of Iranian-Swedish researcher Ahmadreza Djalali. Amnesty International made the comment in a May...
The Week in Review: May 6th – May 13th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 13.05.22
May 13 - Protests in Iran erupted over a sharp increase in the cost of basic goods, shortly after President Ibrahim Raisi announced a reduction in bread subsidies as the...
Iran, Russia and China Constitute ‘Axis of Evil,’ Former US State Department Official Says
By Natasha Phillips
Iran, China and Russia constitute an “axis of evil” which aims to destabilize global security, former US State Department official Ellie Cohanim said.
Cohanim made the comment during a May 11 online event...
The Week in Review: April 29th – May 6th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 06.05.22
May 6 - Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, a Swedish-Iranian medical researcher, has been sentenced to death by Iran’s courts after being found guilty of spying for Israel.
Iran’s ISNA news agency reported that...
Executions in Iran Increased by 25% in 2021, Report Shows
By Natasha Phillips
There were 25 percent more executions in Iran in 2021 than there were in 2020, according to a report on the use of the death penalty by the Islamic Republic.
The report was released on April 28 by the Oslo-based non-governmental organisation Iran...
The Week in Review: April 22nd – April 29th
KayhanLife · Flash Briefing 29.04.22
April 29 - A former Iranian lawmaker said Tehran’s goal had always been to build a nuclear bomb, during an interview with Iranian media outlet ISCA News.
Ali Motahari said the plans...
